Ever since I started my catering business years ago, I have always believed in hand delivering corporate gifts. I used to either go myself or send my children. The cute little boys always got passed the receptionist guard and went straight to the hearts of my clients. Today when I work with clients, and Hickok Cole architects are a terrific example, I try to think of fun gifts and exciting ways for their clients to experience that one to one sensation. Over the past nine years working with Hickok Cole I’ve managed to find great popup books, telescopes, kaleidoscopes and, even this year, Bucky Balls. I saw them in a WIRED magazine and just thought they would perfectly fit my concept for the sensory experience. It takes a great deal of organizational skill to coordinate delivery especially in a January snow but it is also a terrific way for my teams to have a little fun, get to know contacts better, and make the marketing extremely personal.

Feedback From Gift Recipients:

"Thanks for getting us to this point."
Josh

My favorite Architecture firm!
Thanks so much for the gift and the thought!
I am trying to make the magnets into the shape of an A/C unit right now.

“Hi Marilynn— Today it’s raining cats & dogs, and sometimes a little water, so I pulled out my trusty Blunt and off I went! I always think of you when I use it.”
Marcy Stanley, Hon. AIA Director of Business Development
Weidlinger Associates, Inc.,